{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7666","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7666,"title":"SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-02-24","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001172","fullName":"Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]","party":"R","state":"NE","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-02-24","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-02-24","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-24","text":"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><b>SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows for payment under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services of certain items and services that are furnished at off-campus outpatient departments. Specifically, the bill allows for payment of items and services for which payments to physician specialists (under the Medicare physician fee schedule) did not exceed $2 million during the previous year.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-30T20:20:46Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":712,"ts":"2026-04-15T16:21:06.424Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=SOS%3A%20Sustaining%20Outpatient%20Services%20Act"}]}}